Windermere To Backbarrow: Service 596

Open top service 596 has been introduced by Stagecoach Cumbria North Lancs, from Windermere to Lakeside and Backbarrow for the Lakeland Motor Museum,  Running through the school holidays this week, I took a trip on the service today, using the 11:30 departure from Windermere, seen above, operated by 17016. 

17016 waiting time at Lakeside, before completing the journey to Backbarrow. 

Another view of 17016 at Lakeside. 

Nearing Newby Bridge we met VX51 RBZ operated by Blueworks of Backbarrow. This vehicle has had a number of owners including, Davidson Buses, Bathgate; Accord Southern, Southampton; Ambassador, Great Yarmouth; Bharat, Cranford; Stagecoach, Bedford. 

The vehicles managed to squeeze by each other. 

17016 at the Lakeland Motor Museum, which would then return to Windermere at 12:30.  

Blueworks stable their vehicles in the car park adjacent to the Lakeland Motor Museum at Backarrow. KE53 HHN was at one time operated by Buckinghamshire County Council. 

Also in the Blueworks fleet, X213 OHN was new to Central Parking, Heathrow.  

Carrying a Freerider branding, Blueworks W562 JVV, was new to Fazackerley, Birmingham. 

On the return trip from Backbarrow to Lakeside, we again met Blueworks VX51 RBZ. 

Back at Windermere, 34715 was on the 508 service to Penrith via the Kirkstone Pass. 

Heading for Bowness on the 599 was 17013. 

The 13:24 service 505 to Coniston was operated by 34719.

All of a sudden, the sky darkened and we had a hailstorm for about 15 minutes! 17277 on the 599 to Grasmere.